• @[email protected]
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    3414 days ago

    The switch 2 is basically confirmed, a lot of journalists claimed there was a behind-doors showcase of it to people in the industry showing Zelda running a lot smoother.

    I think everyone will be happy if it’s just the Switch again with higher specs. Backwards compatibility sounds great.

    • @[email protected]
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      1214 days ago

      That’s what I’m hoping for as well. The Switch is a great console and the only thing it really needs is upgraded hardware.

      • mesamune
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        1514 days ago

        Yep, they NEED to fix their old controllers thats for sure.

      • @[email protected]OPM
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        1014 days ago

        I’m hoping for this too. But knowing Nintendo, they’ll add some gimmick or innovation to it. It’s hard to imagine they’ll just release a more powerful Switch. Hopefully whatever they innovate with is fun and successful.

    • @[email protected]
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      514 days ago

      Yes, but it’s very unlike Nintendo to just do a hardware bump with similar form factor; the closest I can think of was DS to 3DS, and that added stereoscopic 3D. So I’d expect some kind of new feature to go with it.

    • @[email protected]
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      413 days ago

      This. However, redesigned Joycons would be must while maintaining compatibility with existing ones. I want to still be able to use my Nyxi Hyperion Pros.

  • @[email protected]
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    1414 days ago

    Hopefully they avoid the pitfalls of creating something that people don’t realize is a new generation like the issue they ran into with Wii/Wii U

  • @[email protected]
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    914 days ago

    Gonna be honest I hope they do but I also home they make it with bigger controllers. The issue I had with the switch is the joycons were so small it hurt to play for more than 20 min at a time

    • @[email protected]OPM
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      814 days ago

      I read somewhere that one of the rumors is the joycons are going to be bigger and there’s also a rumor about them being magnetic 🤷

      • @[email protected]
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        514 days ago

        Hal effect would be great but I don’t think they’ll do it they made so much money off of joycon sales

        • TAG
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          314 days ago

          Do they? I thought they replace stick drift joycons for free. I guess it depends on how many people take advantage of that vs. buying a new set of controllers.

      • @[email protected]M
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        314 days ago

        I think rumours about them being magnetic stem from the patent they filed a few years ago. Bigger could mean more ergonomic, so that could be good.

    • Bobby Turkalino
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      214 days ago

      I wouldn’t count on it since kids are their target market. I highly recommend taking matters into your own hands (lol) and buying adult-sized joycons with Hall effect sticks

    • @[email protected]
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      113 days ago

      Nyxi Hyperion/Pros or Hori Split Pads. Hyperions retain all of the features of joycons minus NFC and IR sensor, and have generic rumble, but also have RGB lights, macro buttons, and turbo Hori pads are very basic, have no features and are not wireless, but are pretty cheap.

        • @[email protected]
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          213 days ago

          My daily driver. I have the Hori Split Compacts, but ended up with the Nyxi because I really wanted wireless, motion controls, and rumble. Split Compacts are awesome! I wish the Hyperions were closer to that size and shape and had the added supports on the back.

    • @[email protected]
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      513 days ago

      They plan to support the switch 1 for ten years so you have a few years still. You also have a huge library of games to check out, so don’t worry so much if a Switch 2 comes out next year.

    • TAG
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      113 days ago

      Woah, I don’t want to post for that beefy of a GPU. (I am joking, if that is not clear)

      Really, most games I am interested in are JRPGs, adventure games, 2D platformers, top-down action games, and other genres that work fine with rather simple graphics. A game does not need pretty visuals to be fun.

      I recognize that I am in the minority and most people want 3-D graphics in their games.